COLCHESTER, Vt., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/—Following nearly two years of
planning, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences opened its Vermont
Satellite Campus today, welcoming 70 students in the inaugural class. The
campus, located in scenic Colchester, Vermont, is home to the only pharmacy
program in the state.

The ACPHS-Vermont campus offers a four year program culminating in a Doctor of
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.). The Pharm.D. is the degree required to practice pharmacy
in the United States. Students entering the program have completed a minimum
of two years of college coursework, with prerequisites that include biology,
chemistry and physics.

For years we’ve heard about a nursing shortage, and how nursing graduates have had their pick of jobs and sign-on bonuses. But that may no longer be the case. As the economy worsens, more nurses are putting off retirement.

A new survey out from UVM’s Office of Nursing Workforce reports that the median age of nurses in the state is 49.7 years of age, and 92% of nurses report being somewhat to very satisfied with their positions. Though, healthcare experts warn that this may only be a temporary fix to the longstanding problem of the state’s nursing shortage.

BENNINGTON—State government officials from across the country will focus on improving information technology in the health sector this Friday at the State Alliance for e-Health’s semi-annual meeting in Burlington.

Meanwhile, local health officials are already working to implement new technology to improve safety and lower the cost of care.

The State Alliance for e-Health, created by the National Governors Association and composed of governors, state legislators, attorney generals and state commissioners, maintains that improving health information technology (IT) and health information exchange is critical to ensuring a health care system that is “affordable, effective, safe and transparent.”